In fact, the book of mormon states regarding the bible, the book that thou beholdest is a record of the jews, which. This fuller understanding helps make sense of joseph smiths interpretation of this figure and plausibly situates such it in an ancient egyptian context. I recently accepted a live debate with a mormon at cornerstone church in arizona to have a dialogue about the main differences between christianity and mormonism, a religion founded by joseph. The church states quite clearly that members can pray to know if the book of mormon is true. The religion of moses and the book of mormon lauri hlavaty central to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and to the great work of the lord that has begun to roll forth is a community of believers who possess a sound knowledge of the scriptures. Chiasmus in the book of mormon religious studies center. In the fall of 1987 david padfield and paul meade engaged in a debate on wvhi radio in evansville, indiana. There is nothing possessive about mormon to warrant a. George starts out by discussing his life as a mormon and what led him to change his beliefs. Featuring interviews with scholars and historians, this documentary tells the story of the coming forth of this unusual book of scripture and how it is affecting people todayeven some.
The mormon church seems a lot like the old middle aged church. Mcconkie, a comparison of book of mormon, bible, and traditional teachings on the doctrines of salvation, in the book of mormon. This video will discuss how the book of mormon reflects antiuniversalist rhetoric and in what ways it participated in the debate joseph smiths. From the day the book of mormon rolled off the press in 1830, those who gave it credence asserted that it obviously read like a hebrew text. Watch this footage of a conversation between jeff durbin and some mormons outside of the mormon temple in mesa, arizona. Book of mormon round table meetings are canceled due to covid19 virus until further notice. This really aplies to any book entitled book of name when pluralizing a proper noun, such as the title of a book one should use the format that follows. A comparison of book of mormon, bible, and traditional.
But lately, my faith has been shaken so much i cant honestly say that i do know the book of mormon is the word of god. Book of mormon i am here for you lyrics by rick whitehead. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos. A compilation of historical statements in the spalding debate. This is a response to the antimormon video bible vs the book of mormon, produced by faithful latterday saints. Christian members please remember to read the statement of purpose threads for each forum within christian congregations before posting in the forum. I stumbled across this related video on youtube a while back. Thereafter, the book s teachings on israelites became a focus for proselyting work among the maori. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. The idea that someonesomewhere thinks that the book of mormon is a real history is not a point of debate. As francis kirkham, an lds missionary to the maori in the 1890s remembered, we would go to them, hold up a copy of the book of mormon and tell them that we had a book that told the history of their ancestors barber 1215. Jeff durbin debates two mormon missionaries true freethinker. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x.
In our day this debate is often cast as faith vs science. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. Pastor jeff durbin speaks to someone who claims to have left the latterday saints church but still believes in the book of mormon and joseph smith. This debate was pretty good spirited and they arent really super. Book of mormon and the bible the first two contradictions are invalid. Mormon classics a directory of texts and newspaper articles available on the internet. The book of mormon dna debate an interview with ugo. Search the book of mormon this site supports simple and proximity searches for.
Book of mormon making things up lyrics by rick whitehead. Book of mormons is the correct plurilization for the book. The forums in the christian congregations category are now open only to christian members. Mormon evangelical debate tanner wallace part 1 of 3 aaron shafovaloff. I know ive been pretty offensive, but this is a debate, and i want to do what i can. Mormon evangelical debate tanner wallace part 1 of. White does an outstanding job of refuting the logical errors of the apologists, and the callers in to the program. Your browser does not support playing audio, please use the download link. Debate on the book of mormon, joseph smith, lds church. Here is the link for the file if you are not able to use youtube in the. Additionally, journal of discourses and and history of the mormon church contain official records and teachings of various mormon leaders and founders. Approaching the book of mormon with healthy skepticism. Represents god sitting upon his throne, revealing through the heavens the grand key.
John larsen interviews rfm marriage on a tightrope. A man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts than by any other book joseph smith on the book of mormon some people are intimidated by missionaries because they are trained and it is their job to preach. When finished, this book of mormon visual library will include up to 180. Meade, a mormon elder from england, affirmed the proposition that, the book of mormon as translated by joseph smith is the inspired word of god.
In our recent mormon debate james white and kwaku went back and forth on the topic of evidence for the book of mormon. For an insightful view by a roman catholic of the recent debate over the historicity of the book of mormon, see massimo introvigne, the book of mormon wars. This is the book that explains the twosetsofplates scenario that everyone is talking about. Those who were not so convinced insisted that it obviously read like anything but a hebrew text. The conversation ranges from can me become gods to calvinism and predestination. This debate is merely on the pluralization of the term book of mormon. Cassityguilliom, grew up in an interfaith home, but became more skeptical of religion throughout her education until she finally embraced atheism.
The book of mormon is another witness that jesus is the christ. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the plates of mormon. It was sold at deseret books for several years and is still available there by special order. It is an awesome book for lds audiences who are familiar with church history and want to learn. The new book of mormon videos will be similar to the life of jesus christ bible videos that were completed in 2016. In this episode we take a deep dive into part two of the debate was. The book of mormon is actually a novel although the mormon church denies it, the book of mormon actually was plagiarized from an unpublished novel, i. Recently, hosted a debate between an atheist and a mormon on what faith really means.
The religion of moses and the book of mormon religious. Such classes allow the book of mormon to speak for itself rather than debating historical accuracy or joseph smiths methods of translating the. The debate is not over whether god is real meaning that arguments from both sides regarding for example, teleology, should be ignored. A nonmormon perspective, journal of book of mormon studies 5, no.
Actually, all that became obvious was the failure of both believers and unbelievers to cite much specific evidence. The arguments made are referring to the people at jerusalem. An atheist and a mormon debate what faith really means. If youre different in a way they dont like, you go to hell. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. So i decided to pray to receive a renewed testimony of the book of mormon. Jeff durbin and james white dialogue with kwaku, a mormon.
Lecture 01 book of mormon like nothing else hugh nibley. Anti universalist rhetoric and the book of mormondan. This debate took place on a mormon call in radio program between dr. The book of mormon prophet alma explains faith in a. Christian theology has struggled with the issue of faith vs reason for many centuries. Review opinions on the online debate mormonism is christian. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1988, 7390.
However, the more you deal with them, the more you realize that they are somewhat like classical musicians. Book of mormon research page full text of view of the hebrews, 1830 book of mormon, and book of commandments. It is a record of different people so dates and names are irrelevant. Ultimately, its our testimony of the book of mormon and the restoration and incorporating the gospel in our lives thats important. I know several mormons and theyre some of the best people i know. Using only the text of the book of mormon as the narration, get a glimpse of the fatherson relationship between mormon and moroni, as they strive to pass the plates along so we today can cherish the book of mormon.
I also hope pro is ok with this, but as my knowledge of the quran and book of mormon are relatively limited, and i also do not believe them, i will be arguing from a christian perspective. Hagoth and the polynesians religious studies center. Have you ever wondered how mormonsproperly referred to as members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saintsgot their. Debate with a mormon pastor mark discusses the christian doctrine of salvation by faith alone as opposed to the mormon doctrine of salvation by works. Over the past thirty years, an enormous amount of research has been conducted into mormon originsjoseph smiths early life, the book of.
Magic and the book of mormon part 2 radio free mormon. In this episode kwaku and ian sit down with george parker and discuss principles of atheism. David padfield and paul meade debate on the book of mormon. Three topics of debate is salvation by faith alone.
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